Brexit and EU Referendum | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Brexit and EU Referendum | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 The EU’s New Leadership: Imperative to Overcome Europe’s Uncertain Politics https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eus-new-leadership-imperative-to-overcome-europes-uncertain-politics/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:32:30 +0000 https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7584 Anthony Salamone Since the European Parliament elections in May, attention in Brussels has focused on determining the leadership of the EU institutions for the new institutional cycle (2019-2024). On 2 July, following three days of summitry, EU leaders announced their selections for four EU top posts – the Presidents of the European Commission, European Council, …

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]]> Brexit and rights of third-country nationals under EU internal market freedoms https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-rights-of-third-country-nationals-under-eu-internal-market-freedoms/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:19:39 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7404 Richard Steppe and Wouter Devroe LERU Brexit Seminar   Introduction After a Brexit, can companies established in Germany provide services to a recipient in France through a branch in the United Kingdom? This query, which has generally been addressed several times by the Court of Justice of the EU (the “CJEU” or “Court”), is topical …

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]]> The legal nature of the withdrawal agreement https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-legal-nature-of-the-withdrawal-agreement/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 07:45:35 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7392 Katharina Behrend LERU Brexit Seminar   The negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in March 2019 are underway. For both sides Brexit has proven to be much more difficult so far than expected. This can be observed with regard to its political but also its …

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]]> Solving the autonomy conundrum: Can the UK avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland without subjecting itself to EU judges? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/solving-the-autonomy-conundrum-can-the-uk-avoid-a-hard-border-in-northern-ireland-without-subjecting-itself-to-eu-judges/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:11:37 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7376 Armin Cuyvers LERU Brexit Seminar     Solving Northern Ireland, the main obstacle to an orderly Brexit, is primarily a political challenge. EU law, however, imposes some legal limits that make this political challenge even harder. One of the less-known but potentially deal-breaking limits is the autonomy of EU law. Briefly put, autonomy can force …

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]]> The EU and Scottish independence after Brexit https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eu-and-scottish-independence-after-brexit/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:13:40 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7354 Núria González Campañá LERU Brexit Seminar     Secession is a live issue in today’s Western Europe. In the last years, we have witnessed the failure of two pro-independence attempts in Scotland and Catalonia. In the near future, we might see their re-emergence or the rise of other pro-secession movements in other European regions.  © …

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